Beyoncé and Jay Z Release Trailer for the Greatest Fake Movie of ALL TIME

"Coming never."

By
Eliza Thompson

May 18, 2014

Jay Z and Beyoncé have released a trailer for a fake movie called Run to promote their joint On the Run tour, and it is pretty much the greatest three minutes of cinema ever committed to YouTube. Forget '03 Bonnie and Clyde — this is 2014 Bonnie and Clyde, and it involves Sean Penn, Jake Gyllenhaal, and explosions. The clip is directed by Melina Matsoukas, who directed Beyoncé's "Pretty Hurts" video, and also stars Rashida Jones, Don Cheadle, Emmy Rossum, Blake Lively, Kidada Jones, and Guillermo Díaz. Yes, all of those people. Yes, Huck from Scandal.

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Bey and Jay play two extremely well-dressed outlaws, while Sean Penn is some sort of criminal mastermind who dispenses advice to Mr. Carter. "I just remember this one time you told me, 'When the shit gets bigger than the cat, get rid of the cat.' I didn't know what the fuck you was talkin' about till right now," Jay says near the beginning. Beyoncé, presumably, is the cat. DO NOT GET RID OF HER, JAY Z.

Unfortunately for the entire world, this glorious masterpiece will not be coming to theaters anytime soon. The end of the trailer very clearly displays "Coming never" as the release date, and the video was launched via a site called "nevercoming.com." Your loss, Beyoncé and Jay Z. I know at least one person who would pay all of their money to see a full-length version of Run. All of their money. It's probably less than what you make in one hour, but still. Still.